| VERB | motion | submerge, submerse | sink below the surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | submerge, drown, overwhelm | cover completely or make imperceptible | |
| contact | submerge, submerse | put under water | |
| change | submerge, inundate, deluge | fill or cover completely, usually with water |
| Sounds | sahbmer'jh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | converge ... verge: 16 rhymes with erjh... | |
| Meaning | sink below the surface; go under or as if under water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | submerse | |
| Narrower | dive | plunge / plunge into water |
| drown | Be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation | |
| Broader | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Spanish | sumergirse, sumergir | |
| Catalan | submergir-se, submergir | |
| Adjectives | submersible, submergible | capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged |
| Nouns | submergence, submerging, submersion | sinking until covered completely with water |
| Meaning | Cover completely or make imperceptible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | drown, overwhelm | |
| Broader | cover, spread over | form a cover over |
| Spanish | sumergir | |
| Meaning | put under water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "submerge your head completely" | |
| Synonym | submerse | |
| Broader | immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into |
| Adjectives | submersible, submergible | capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged |
| Nouns | submergence, submerging | sinking until covered completely with water |
| submersion | the act of wetting something by submerging it | |
| Meaning | Fill or cover completely, usually with water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | inundate, deluge | |
| Broader | flood | Cover with liquid / liquid, usually water |
| Spanish | anegar, inundar | |
| Catalan | inundar | |
| Adjectives | submersible, submergible | capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged |
| Nouns | submergence, submerging | sinking until covered completely with water |
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